Erin 'Folletto' Casali

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Power and crisis

It’s obvious that corporations are trying to claw back power nowadays by using layoffs (when not in crisis just to increase numbers) and…

Mar 15, 2023

A chess board with just two knights facing each other. White and black.

Mar 15, 2023

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Let’s own the term “soft skills”

The discussion about “soft skills” being a bad word choice keeps coming up over and over. Let’s claim it back! Here’s why.

Jul 1, 2020

Jul 1, 2020

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Lavoro remoto e design management

Lavorare a distanza può sembrare a molte persone tutt’ora qualcosa di complicato e ingestibile. Seppure ci sono sicuramente molti business…

Oct 3, 2019

Oct 3, 2019

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 14: Value

Value is an attribute that is given from the outside world when it observes the outcome of the work. As such, it’s not part of the process…

Feb 2, 2018

Feb 2, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 13: Thinking and evaluation

The second piece of the expansion-convergence model is the convergence phase, which happens when the current status of the creative work is…

Feb 1, 2018

Creativity Element 13: Thinking and evaluation

Feb 1, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 12: Variety, divergence, and experimentation

A useful way to think about the creative process, used in many models, is to see it in terms of expansion-convergence phases, alternating…

Jan 31, 2018

Creativity Element 12: Variety, divergence, and experimentation

Jan 31, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 11: Spontaneity and subconscious process

The uncertainty we perceive in the creative process doesn’t only apply to the way we handle the work, but also requires an acknowledgement…

Jan 30, 2018

Creativity Element 11: Spontaneity and subconscious process

Jan 30, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 10: Social interaction and communication

This element of creativity is interesting as it seems at odds with the independence element. Yet, there is indeed a component of…

Jan 29, 2018

Creativity Element 10: Social interaction and communication

Jan 29, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 9: Progression and Development

The creative process is not linear. I imagine it as continuous line that keeps bouncing around, goes straight ahead for a while, then might…

Jan 26, 2018

Creativity Element 9: Progression and Development

Jan 26, 2018

Erin 'Folletto' Casali

Creativity Element 8: Originality

While originality is more of an outcome and as such isn’t part of the creative process itself, understanding it better can lead to a better…

Jan 25, 2018

Jan 25, 2018